FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Release: October 18, 2012

Contact: Ling Wang, Banking & Investor Relations

DULLES, Va.—The National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) (NYSE: NRU, NRC) will hold an investor conference call and webcast on Friday, Oct. 19, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Senior Vice President and Treasurer Andrew Don will review CFC’s fiscal year 2013 first-quarter financial results. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.

There are two ways to access the event:

Live Webcast Option

Visit CFC’s website at www.nrucfc.coop; select the Investor Relations tab, click on Events & Presentations and then click on FY2013 First-Quarter Investor Call Webcast. Follow the log-in instructions to join the webcast. (Pre-registration also is available for the event.)

Conference Call Option

• Domestic: 877-407-1869
• International: 201-689-8044
  

Conference call participants have the option to view a synchronized slide presentation. Visit www.nrucfc.coop; select the Investor Relations tab, click on Events & Presentations, choose FY2013 First-Quarter Investor Call Webcast and then select the telephone player option.

A replay of the webcast will be available on CFC’s website after the event on the Events & Presentations page in the Investor Relations section.

CFC’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended Aug. 31, 2012, was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 15, 2012. A copy is available on CFC’s website, www.nrucfc.coop, or via the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov.

About CFC
The National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) is a nonprofit finance cooperative created and owned by America’s electric cooperative network. With approximately $20 billion in assets, CFC is committed to providing unparalleled industry expertise, flexibility and responsiveness to serve the needs of its member-owners.

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